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My name is Diana. I am the blogger behind Offbeat Vagabond. I just
wanted something to help me rant on about things I love or don't quite
love. I am big on books, especially Urban
Fantasy, it is my favorite genre. Any Romance has to be Paranormal,
because love isn't natural without a gun and a beast involved. Although my tastes are very much expanding, I have discovered a love for Contemporary even BDSM (shocking!) I love
movies. Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror/Action, pretty much anything as long as no
Romantic Comedies are involved (Katherine Heigl, you have been warned).
Music, TV, Wrestling are all my things as well (although I haven't been watching Wrestling as much as I used to). I am doing this for fun. I want to
write on a professional front, so blogging is a good stepping stone for
me. I just hope that stone doesn't have moss and I slip and break
something. So join me in my little piece of the Internet and remember,
it is normal to be abnormal

Before the Evolution
there was TorBane: technology that infused human DNA with cybernetic
matter. It had the ability to grow new organs and limbs, to heal the
world. Until it evolved out of control and spread like the common cold.
The machine took over, the soul vanished, and the Bane were born. The
Bane won't stop until every last person has been infected. With less
than two percent of the human population left, mankind is on the brink
of extinction.

Eve knows the stories of the Evolution, the time
before she wandered into the colony of Eden, unable to recall anything
but her name. But she doesn't need memories to know this world is her
reality. This is a world that is quickly losing its humanity, one Bane
at a time.

Fighting to keep one of the last remaining human
colonies alive, Eve finds herself torn between her dedication to the
colony, and the discovery of love. There is Avian and West – one a
soldier, one a keeper of secrets. And in the end, Eve will make a
choice that will change the future of mankind.

The Bane is The Terminator meets The Walking Dead with a heart-twisting romance.

Previously
published as Eden, due to reader demand it has been revamped and
rereleased as The Bane: book one in The Eden Trilogy.

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The Bane is a post-apocalyptic story that follows the last
of humankind. After the development of TorBane, the world is now
completely run by the Bane. TorBane was technology started by
scientists that had the ability to recreate human tissue, organs, and
limbs. It went great at first until people started to notice that the
cybernetic molecules that helped to create the new tissue would start
spreading. They slowly start losing their ability to control
themselves. They cease to be human and become machines. A young woman
named Eve and her small group of survivors is trying their best to
survive in this world. Eve is the strongest of the group, but she
does start to question her strength after newcomers arrive and their
leader West starts to mess with her mind. She doesn’t know what to
feel for him, but she knows she shouldn’t trust him. She needs to
find out why though.

This book is described as The Terminator meets The Walking Dead. That really is the perfect description. I love
the idea of being infected by machines. It is like an updated look to
the zombie genre. It’s quite brilliant really. I had a blast with
this read.

Our main character Eve goes on the “great kickass heroine” list.
She was amazing. I loved her strength and how much she did for her
group. She wasn’t the leader. But she could have easily been
though. She was found by the group at the age of thirteen and doesn't
remember where she was beforehand. I love how much she was there for
everyone and how much of a badass she was. I also enjoyed the
relationship between her and the leader Avian and his sister Sarah.
At first I thought Eve and Avian were more brother and sister, but
Avian doesn’t start to show there is more until the new guy West
shows up. West was an interesting addition to the story. He abhors
secrets and Eve is trying to find out what they are. She finds out
what he has been hiding and boy is it a big one and it explains a
lot.

I loved this storyline. I am a sucker for these survivor stories. I
love all the discoveries we make as the story goes along. West is the
one that really opens the doors in this story. His arrival starts a
flood in the story. There is also the discovery of the Bane as well.
The Bane only hunt during the day and in the cities. So the group
must stay in the country and are well hid in the woods where they
call Eden. But when they run low on supplies, going to the city is
their only option. I love the fight scenes that take place between
Eve and the Bane. They are crazy and intense.

As I said before, things really pick up when West gets into the
picture. He brings a long a lot of feelings that weren’t there
before specifically for Eve. She seems to be void of emotions, but
she knows she has some kind of connection to West. Then after West’s
arrival, Avian starts to make his feelings known. I loved him, but I
wanted to slap him for waiting until another guy got into the picture
to show how he really felt. The story is split between the science
fiction and the love triangle. I know how people feel about love
triangles, but I like the way it is done here. It actually plays a
crucial role for Eve in this story. Eve's emotions are basically
nonexistent and with West appearance, new feelings come to light. She
has every reason to be confused given her problem.

I am trying to my best not to spoil, but the story just gets
bigger and bigger. The last few chapters were action packed and
exciting as hell. I actually thought this book was going to end like The Immortal Rules for a second, but it definitely took
an exciting route. The ending was quite nice. But given certain
events that happened, we don't know how nice it will be in the second
book. The characters are likable and I loved the interactions they
shared. Again, there is a love triangle, but I had no issue with it
because it makes sense here. I would have been happy no matter who
Eve chose. I do recommend checking this out. I know there is a lot
more to this story and I am dying to know more. The world-building is
great and I intend to read plenty more from Taylor.

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